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Ilha da Queimada Grande, more commonly referred to as Snake Island, is an island off the coast of Brazil in the Atlantic Ocean. The island became famous for its abundant snakes, hence the name "Snake Island." It is administered as part of the municipality of Itanhaém in the State of São Paulo.
Aug 26, 2022 · Overrun with thousands of deadly golden lancehead pit vipers, Brazil's Snake Island is so dangerous that humans are forbidden to set foot there.
Jul 17, 2015 · Birds seeking shelter from the rain encounter even a bigger problem when they land on snake island! Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe ...more.
Mar 27, 2023 · Ilha da Queimada Grande is home to almost 4,000 golden lancehead snakes. Find out how they got there and if ‘Snake Island’ in Brazil is truly as dangerous as it sounds.
Jun 25, 2014 · Around 11,000 years ago, sea levels rose enough to isolate Ilha da Queimada Grande from mainland Brazil, causing the species of snakes that lived on the island—thought to most likely be jararaca...
Jul 21, 2016 · Discover Snake Island (Ilha da Queimada Grande) in Brazil: Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, Brazil’s Snake Island has a frighteningly apt nickname.
May 17, 2024 · Snake Island was isolated from the Brazilian mainland at the end of the last ice age, trapping Earth's only known population of highly venomous golden lancehead pit vipers on a...
Less than 100 miles away from Sao Paulo, Brazil, is Snake Island, or Ilha de Queimada Grande in Portuguese. The island is infested with snakes and is home to one of the deadliest snakes in the world, the golden lancehead viper.
Apr 25, 2017 · The highly feared Ilha da Queimada Grande, or Snake Island, of Brazil is one of the most dangerous places in the world, and a place where human entry is completely restricted to save people from dying an agonizing death triggered by death bites dealt by the island’s Golden Lancehead pit vipers.
Ilha da Queimada Grande is an island off of the coast of São Paulo state in Brazil. The island has earned the nickname of Snake Island. It is the home of the Golden Lancehead Viper (Bothrops insularis), one of the most venomous snakes in the world.
